Ocular findings in syndromic gingival fibromatosis: a case study and electronic microscopic investigation of lens

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2014-03-13
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Wereportacaseofsyndromicgingivalfibromatosiswithnotableocularlesions,bilateralcongenitalcataracts,esotropia,andhighmyopiaofa21-year-oldmalepatientfromChina.Thepatientwasdiagnosedwithgingivalfibromatosisbasedonhismassivegingivalovergrowthandhistologicalfindingsthatwereconsistentwithgingivalfibromatosisthroughagingivalbiopsy.Lensopacityfeatureswerepresentedandphacoemulsificaionwithintraocularlens(IOL)implantationwasperformedtomanagethecataractsinbotheyes.Transmissionelectronicmicroscopywasusedtoinvestigatetheultrastructureoftheremovedlenstissue.Wealsoreviewtheliteratureongingivalfibromatosisandbrieflysummarizetheocularmanifestationsofthisraredisease.